Tag «Virtual Console»

Nintendo has announced they will be shutting down the Wii Shop Channel on both the Wii and the backwards compatibility on the Wii U soon. To be clear, the actual Wii Shop Channel will remain open until January 31, 2019. However, the big detail to note, Wii owners have until March 27, 2018 to add …

Natsume announced that Harvest Moon 64 will launch for the Nintendo Wii U. The first in a series of surprises celebrating the series’ 20th anniversary, this classic originally for the Nintendo 64 will be available digitally on the Wii U and will be available February 23rd in North America and February 24th in Europe for …

Divide and Conquer Originally released in 2011 on the original DS and now available on the Wii U’s Virtual Console, Kirby Mass Attack is probably as close to playing a Pikmin game on Nintendo’s handheld as can be. Although some level designs can be rather cheap and the overall quest is lengthy, the ending is …

Mario Kart 64 (N64) is now available on the Wii U Virtual Console for $9.99. New 3DS owners can download and play Castlevania Dracula X (SNES) for $7.99. Keep in mind, you will need a New 3DS to play SNES VC games. Here is the official description of Mario Kart 64 from Nintendo’s website: “Put …

Nintendo and the Pokemon Company released the TV commercial that will air during the 2016 Super Bowl today. Check it out here: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Pokemon, Nintendo and Pokemon want you to Train On. Nintendo will soon be releases the original Blue, Red and Yellow Pokemon games to the Virtual Console service on …

Natsume released the next in a series of Game Boy Advance titles on the Wii U Virtual Console. Pocky & Rocky with Becky, an arcade-style action title, launches today in both North America and Europe on the Wii U Virtual Console, nearly thirteen years to the day of its original launch in North America. “When …

Originally released in 1989 in Japan only, Earthbound Beginnings, originally called Earthbound Zero by fans, is finally available on the Wii U Virtual Console! The Earthbound series is known as Mother in Japan. You know Ness from Super Smash Bros.? Well this is his first game although he is called Ninten is this original outing. …

The Nintendo Virtual Console service has been both a blessing and a curse with fans ever since it launched on the Wii many years ago. Branching out from the typical NES, SNES and N64 titles, Nintendo eventually opened their downloadable library to NEO GEO games and even TurboGrafx-16 titles. But fans have been crying for …

Going Out of Business Sale – Starting February 2, 2015, Nintendo is offering more than 100 digital downloadable games through the final months of Club Nintendo. These are not just Virtual Console games, but full 3DS, Wii and Wii U games! There are also a bunch of new physical rewards too like a retro Mario …